Telegram-herald., 1887-08-23

TO get out Of the countryi Ny reputation will
be ruined forever"
corsoIed him as well as I could. but IL il
not pleasant to bs personated all over a
strange country by an arrant little coward,
and l can quite sympathize with his vexa-
ton
Wei, that night Good and messed. as I
have said, in solitary grandeur, feeling very
much as though We had just returned from
burying friend instead OF marrying one.
and next morning the work began in good
earnest. The messages and orders which had
BEEN dispatched by Syleptha two DAYS before
now began 70 take effect, and mutitudes of
armed men came pouring into tbs city. We
saw, as may be imagined, but very little Of
Nyleptha and not too much Of Curtis curing
those next few days, but Good and sat daily
with the council OF generals and loyal lords.
drawing up plans OF action, arranging COM
nlissariat matters, the distribution of com
mands, and hundred and ore other things.
Men came in freely, and all the day long the
great roads leading 20 Milosis were spotted
with the banners of lords arriving from their
places to rally round Nyleptha
After the first two DAYS il became clear
that we should be able 70 take the field with
about forty thousand infantry and twenty
thousand cavalry-a very respectable force.
considering how short was the time We had
% collect II. ana that about half Of the reg g.
lar army had elected 70 follow Sorais
Bot II our force was large. Slrais' was.
according 20 the reports brought in day by
day b. our spies. much larger she had
ta.sn up her headquarters at a very strong
town called AFArstgna, situated. as I have
said, 70 the uorth of nilosis, and al the coun-
tFy SIDE vas fockiag 70 her standard Nasts
bad poured down from his highlands. and
vas on his way % Jan her with 10 less than
twenty ave thousand of his nouafaineerx
tas most tsrrih,e soldiers 20 fare IN ali IN
Nsnds. AncsAsr mighty lord. named Bslu-
shs. wbo hvez In the grest horse breeding
district, had coene IN with twelve thousand
cavalry. snd - n. Indeed. what between
one thing ss1 Smother. is seer,sa certain that
she w0a.d gsther fully armed aost Of nasriy
one surired theasand nan
Aa3 then eaee The news that she wss pro
posing - sreak 10 her canap and narch On
the Froyair1 City Itself. sicsplsiing ne com
trT as sss cams. Thereon srose the question
whether it voui1 ke keef 70 meet Ser at
Moss or 20 - cut and give her battle.
Wnrn enr ouiaicn vss ss<ed upon the sub
t~'e. Secd and | anbesitstnaly gave it in
favS< ~ a. ssivaacs If We ware to shnt our-
selves ST in be eisy ard wsit g ss attacked.
Il seemed - az That oer insction would Be
set sovn to fear II Is 50 very Important,
e<vcc ally on an occasion - this sort. when
vrry nttie via scffice 70 tara mems opinions
cre way ~ tire oefer. . BE I'd snd doing
sa-rettiux Ardsr for cause viii soon
eespcrate Il taa caa>s sces not ueTs. has els
dowa - ocoQner. Therefore we cast car
vote fcr rnosinx cut ana giving battle IN he
cpen. hsstesa - wsifire al ~ ~ers drawn
from cur walls iika badger from = hole
Sr Henrys epinion coIncided Nth our>.
snd so. nasd ess - ssF. did thar # Evleptha.
who IKE faa as sivsrs ressdy 70 fash
edt nre- A CREST nap ef tie country 'was
krousaf sud srr@zs cut befa~- k-r About
th;rty nitss his siie Ct Martina. wkers
Sarai< vas. ard ninety odd ssiles frcrn Milosis.
tise r-sf rsn e~-~ a neck of isRd soma two
ausi = talf nrl~z "a ws6fh. ard fsrked On
eirissr sisi- ~ forest ciad 1iils which. without
teisg lcfeT. wcnia - cate inpractissahis for
e Ersst hsr<1<e la8ea arsnv - eroeS Shs
loc<esl sarsesfir a. she naap, ard then. wirh
cge klsss q nerrepslon thaf n sccoe woc1en
sraeuats si1nsist % sn ipeeact. she laid her
frrsr urcn thss serk rf rsfzg xTesnf sri
tfuaiag - aer aushsnsi. ssss with proud
ar e ccnfsence end 4 ssss of the xoiasn
keaf
-Efere shalt th1u rnest so-ssx armies.
kaew sss sFets ksrs shass s1oa nest soeua.